Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Kilcomeragh, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcomeragh
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.20310, -7.50808
- SMR number
- WA015-043----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in a private garden on a slight prominence, at the base of the SE-facing slope of Crough Hill, which is a low NW-SE spur of the Monavullagh Mountains. A castle was owned by Darby O'Brien in 1641 and it was described as 'a large slate house' with a bawn c. 1655 (Simington 1942, 78). It is said to have been occupied by a Peter Anthony in 1643 when it was burnt by a party of Royalists under Sir Charles Vavasour (Anon 1906, 75). It is not visible at ground level.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 10 December 2010.
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1942 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol VI: county of Waterford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Anon. 1906 Battle of Comeragh Mountain 1643. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 9, 73-9.
Nearby in the register
- Ogham stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.